This medical job planning improvement guide is one way in which the NHS will work towards this ambition, supporting consultants to deliver more efficient and effective care. Drawn from interviews with medical directors, this guide sets out how clinical and operational leads have improved medical consultant job planning.

Please note this is an interim guide – it will be refined, developed and updated as we learn what works through your teams.

Please share your ideas and feedback with us by emailing england.clinops@nhs.net.

The series is available at: Clinical and operational improvement guides.